Autumn has officially arrived, and leaves are starting to collect on lawns throughout Charlestown.
The Charlestown Sanitation Department reminds residents that biodegradable yard waste– including leaves, grass clippings and other organic materials– must be disposed of in biodegradable bags in order to be picked up.
The Clark?Floyd Landfill and Cristiani Mulch no longer accept yard waste in non?biodegradable packaging.
Biodegradable bags for yard waste are available for purchase at the Jay C Store, Western Auto, Walmart, Lowe’s and Home Depot.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 October 2009 08:40

Pirates Basketball grillin' Friday night before Sectional football game

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Wednesday, 21 October 2009 00:00

The girls and boys Pirate Basketball teams are cooking out from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday Night outside of the football stadium. They will be selling hamburgers and chicken sandwiches to raise funds for their upcoming basketball season
The Digital Connectors will be playing music for entertainment.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 October 2009 07:48

Pirates host the Braves in Football Sectional this Friday night

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Wednesday, 21 October 2009 00:00

The Pirate Football Team (7?2), 2009 Mid?Southern Conference Champions for the third consecutive year, suffered a disappointing setback at Lawrenceburg last Friday to end an otherwise very successful regular season.
Lawrenceburg prevailed on a cold and rainy night 20?14. The Pirates scored the first points of the game in the second stanza when senior Michael Baines carried the ball 93 yards from the line of scrimmage to score and give the Pirates a 6?0 lead. The Pirates scored again in the fourth when freshman quarterback Gage Brafford connected in the air with senior Jordan Williams for a 50 yard touchdown strike. Senior Michael Baines added a two point conversion run to reduce the Pirates deficit to six; 20?14, with a little more than four minutes remaining.
The Pirates however were unable to score again and dropped the contest with eyes now set on the state tournament.

Charlestown preparing for Christmas season, looking for participants for community choir

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Wednesday, 21 October 2009 00:00

The City of Charlestown will soon be moving full speed ahead preparing for this year’s Christmas season.
This year promises to be the best and most exciting Christmas yet. The Charlestown Parks and Recreation Department along with The Charlestown Beautification Committee, local churches and city employees are working hard to plan and organize several events to provide family entertainment.
Light Up Charlestown will be a great evening to create family memories. They are looking for anyone who would like to be a member of the Community Choir. The Choir will perform at light-up November 27.
They are looking for 200 or more people who will be a part of the celebration. They will practice at the Arts & Enrichment Center on Tuesdays, November 10 and 17, 7 to 8:30 p.m. The choir will lead the children in singing Christmas carols before the countdown and they will sing “The Hallelujah Chorus” after the lights come on.

Pirate fans were sure this would be an easy win but Silver Creek fans knew better.
After several days of showers, the night was the perfect night for football.
Scott Grether ran in for the first Dragon touchdown and senior, Chad Marejka ran in for the two point conversion.
Anthony Everage scored the second touchdown bringing the score to 14-0. Dragons were unsuccessful on their second attempt at a two point conversion.
The Dragon defense played really tough. Junior Brady Isenberg and senior, Anthony Everage really stepped up and once again had a big night on the defensive line.
Charlestown went to the air and caught Silver Creek in a blitz and made the Dragons pay said Dragon defensive coordinator, Kevin Brooks.
“They really executed on some big plays in the air. Charlestown scored with about a minute left in the game to tie it up at 14-14. The Pirates then attempted a two point conversion but the Dragons defense stopped them and the two teams went into overtime,” he added.
In the second overtime, Grant Farly scored a touchdown on the quarterback sneak and Silver Creek won 20-14.
“The competition between Charlestown and Silver Creek is sure to become a great rivalry in years to come,” Coach Brooks concluded.